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Ars Electronica
Sept. 4-9, 2008
Linz, Austria
London Design Festival
Sept. 13-23, 2008
London, UK
Polar Opposites Conference
Sept. 10-13, 2008
Phoenix, AZ
Neubauism
Sept. 5-Oct. 5, 2008
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM SUMMER WORKSHOPS
Participants live & work for 1 week w/ renowned designers, architects and artists at the Domaine de Boisbuchet.70 images
BICYCLE
A 100-day Dutch event anchored by an exhibition at the Designhuis in Eindhoven.100 images
FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW 2008
The greatest display of aircraft on the planet. In Hampshire, UK.194 images
CERAMICS AND SOUND EXHIBITION
The works of artists and designers recently at the European Ceramic Workcenter (.ekwc).55 images
100 PERCENT DESIGN SHANGHAI
Designers Richard Hutten, Michael Young & Patrick Jouin join creative directors Tobias Wong & Aric Chen.61 images
HAMBURG HARLEY DAYS 2008
Bill Davidson and some 75,000 (custom) motorbikes.80 images
BERLIN DESIGN FESTIVAL 2008
"The Sky Is Not The Limit" at the Berlin Design Festival.64 images
NEW YORK DESIGN WEEK 2008
A hearty collection of the best the Design World has to offer.224 images
MAKER FAIRE 2008
A wonderland of populist & homespun tech, courtesy of Make Mag. In San Mateo, CA.48 images
I.D. Mag's 54th Annual Design Review, Photo by Glen Jackson Taylor
Competitions
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Deadline: October 17, 2008
NASA Tech Briefs Create the Future
Reveal your inner genius, Nasa Tech Briefs and SolidWorks invite you to show off your design and engineering skills in one of 6 categories:
'Machinery, Equipment, and Component Technology', 'Consumer Products', 'Medical', 'Safety and Security', 'Transportation' and 'Sustainable Technologies'
Prizes:
Grand Prize: $20,000 USD
Category Winners (6): HP xw4600 Workstations (*Valued at $2400)
Popular Vote (6): $100 USD
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Deadline: October 20, 2008
Call for entries to exhibit at IDS 09
IDS invites independent designers and studios to submit creative concepts not currently in production for furniture, lighting, textiles, products and accessories to the Prototype Competition/Exhibition. Successful Prototype participants will be promoted in an exhibit display in the centre of Studio North during the Interior Design Show at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto, February 5-8, 2009.
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Deadline: December 21, 2008
Invent a Vehicle
The 7th annual L'argus European Design Competition for students is asking you to "Invent a vehicle that is useful for society." The goal is to come up with original, innovative and useful concepts for the movement of goods and people.
Prizes:
1st Prize: €3000
2nd Prize: €1500
3rd Prize: €500
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Deadline: January 6, 2009
Tea Off! Tea Kettle Design Competition
The heritage of tea is laden with ritual and meaning. You're invited to translate this heritage into an icon of contemporary life, with form that functions at all levels of the experience. There are 3 categories: Glass. Metal and Ceramic
3 Winners will receive:
$5,000 USD cash
$1,000 USD award to a faculty advisor if a winner is a student.
And an Expense-paid trip to attend the International Housewares show in Chicago, March 22-24, 2009.
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Conferences & Events
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September 4—9, 2008
Ars Electronica Festival
—Linz, Austria
The age of copyright and intellectual property has reached its expiration date. For this festival, Ars Electronica places one of the core issues of modern knowledge-based society at the focal point of the program.
September 5—6, 2008
PictoplasmaNYC Conference
—New York, NY
Berlin's Pictoplasma team presents their first ever US-conference devoted to the wealth of a visual culture driven by characters. Lectures, presentations, screenings, performances, exhibitions and parties will make for an inspirational overview of the very latest trends in character design.
September 7—30, 2008
Design September
—Brussels, Belgium
Design September brings together more than 50 events over three weeks. Almost 100 designers and architects from Belgium and abroad will participate and share their passion through conferences, symposiums, awards, exhibitions, meetings, soirees and drinks.
September 10—13, 2008
Polar Opposites - IDSA 2008 National Conference
—Phoenix, AZ
Exploring Polar Opposite Issues in Design Practice and Education: This year's IDSA National Conference takes place in a divergently designed hotel created by Frank Lloyd Wright and one of his students. The conference will explore a range of paradoxical issues including how designers practicing in companies answerable to the quarterly desires of investors can help build long-term brand equity; the battle between mass consumption and minimizing environmental footprint; how designers living outside emerging economies in China and India can empathically design for distant users; and the challenges facing designers as aging Boomers demand products and services which will allow them to remain independent, active and dignified.
September 10 & 11, 2008
Cusp Conference 2008
—Chicago, IL
The Cusp Conference brings together thinkers, innovators, skeptics, performers, believers, visionaries and explorers from the arts, sciences, technology, business, design and government.
September 13—23, 2008
London Design Festival
—London, United Kingdom
Now it's sixth year, the London Design Festival is anchored by the 100% Design London show at Earls Court, Sept. 18-21 and Tent London, Sept. 18-21 at the Truman Brewery in the Brick Lane with numerous exhibitions and event throughout the city.
September 14—November 23, 2008
International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale
—Venice, Italy
The 11th International Architecture Exhibition entitled Out There: Architecture Beyond Building, will take place in the Arsenale and Giardini exhibition venues and several exhibits will be held throughout the city.
September 17, 2008
NY Designs Green Forum
—New York, NY
Join us for the NY Designs Green Forum, an event that will inspire you to take practical steps to make your designs greener and sustainability a priority for your company. Expand your understanding of green design and explore the rising business growth opportunities for design firms developing sustainable products and communications. Learn how successful industry professionals and business leaders have applied sustainable design principles to their design practice. Network with design professionals and green service providers during our cocktail party. Open to all designers, architects, printers, marketing directors and design entrepreneurs.
Register Online at: www.NYDesigns.org/greenforum.html
Before August 29: $149
After August 29: $179
September 18—21, 2008
ExperimentaDesign Amsterdam 2008
—Amsterdam, The Netherlands
ExperimentaDesign explores the fact that for the first time in history the earth's population is more urban than rural. The event includes exhibitions, the Amsterdam Conferences, Open Talks sessions and the launch of several parallel events.
September 18—19, 2008
The Green Event
—New York, NY
The Green Event is an educational resource and networking opportunity for companies in the textile and footwear industry that are working to understand the importance of eco-efficiencies throughout the sourcing and supply chain. Featuring globally recognized experts and exhibits of green products in action highlighting supply chain initiatives from raw materials to end-use products, The Green Event is designed to give business leaders the tools they need to succeed in an ever-changing global landscape.
September 19—20, 2008
Design Research Conference 08
—Chicago, IL
This year, a variegated and accomplished lineup of speakers promises to leave attendees with a new perspective on the design research space, complemented with practical take-aways. A platform that fosters cross pollination of new ideas and concepts of human-centered research methods, Design Research Conference is imperative when facing today's demanding market challenges.
September 20 & 21, 2008
DIY Street Fair
—Ferndale, MI
Ferndale's First Annual DIY Street Fair: 105 exhibitors, 36 bands, 12 breweries, 6 restaurants, 2 days, 1 location, 0 limits. Check out the The Design Democracy stand.
September 25—28, 2008
Mind Your Own Business Conference
—Austin, TX
Presented by HOW magazine, MYOB is the only business retreat tailored exclusively for principals of design and creative-services firms and delivers real-world solutions to the challenges they face. The entire session line-up is all about making your business more efficient and more profitable.
Register at www.MYOBconference.com by August 15 to save $100.
September 25 & 26, 2008
FICCI - Design Conclave 2008
—Mumbai, India
The convention will provide a platform to connect, engage and involve people who provide design, people who commission design and people who use design with a focus on industrial, interior and automobile design, communication design, jewellery and textiles.
September 28—October 1, 2008
12th IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers
—Pittsburg, PA
ISWC is the premiere interdisciplinary forum in wearable technologies, bringing together users, researchers, practitioners, designers, and manufacturers from the fields of wearable computing, smart clothing, ubiquitous computing, mobile computing, human-computer interaction, fashion design, textile and fiber science, among others.
October 1, 2008
Click:NY
—New York, NY
A joint venture between the Art Directors Club and Creative Review magazine, Click:NY is a one-day digital advertising conference, aimed specifically at anyone involved in producing creative work online.
October 2—12, 2008
Vienna Design Week 2008
—Vienna, Austria
Taking place in numerous locations throughout the city, this is the second year for Vienna Design Week with a program focussed on showcasing the best in product, furniture, industrial and experimental design.
October 5—8, 2008
REMIX: 33rd Annual Design Management Conference
—Boston, MA
Urban revitalization, social networking, innovation, leadership and ROI are just some of the most current design and business topics being discussed today.
The Design Management Institute (DMI) will address, challenge and decipher these issues with a diverse group of presenters.
October 6—9, 2008
The 6th International Design & Emotion Conference
—Hong Kong
Design science has shown an increasing interest in the emotional impact of product design. This year's conference will explore the theme "Dare to Desire" with practitioners, researchers and industry exchanging knowledge and insights concerning the cross-disciplinary field of design and emotion.
October 9—26, 2008
Design Event 08
—North East, United Kingdom
DE08 is an annual festival in the North East providing the public with an opportunity to see cutting edge work by regional, national and international design talent.
October 15—17, 2008
The Design Hotels Future Forum 2008
—Berlin, Germany
In its fifth year running, the Future Forum will once again connect leading talent in the design, art and architecture communities with great minds from the hospitality industry. Hoteliers, developers, investors, architects, designers, restaurateurs and consultants will come together to broaden their perspective on the ever-expanding hospitality world.
October 16—22, 2008
DesignPhiladelphia
—Philadelphia, PA
Running in conjunction with National Design Week. Design with a capital "D" showcases the disciplines of architecture, graphic design, product design, textiles, fashion, multimedia and urban design. The mission is to enlighten the public about depth of visionary work taking place behind closed doors.
October 16—20, 2008
Istanbul Design Week 2008
—Istanbul, Turkey
Another newcomer to the design week scene, Istanbul Design Week (IDW) is quickly establishing itself as an important destination on the design calendar. Exhibiting work from a broad range of creative fields the event will host many workshops and seminars.
October 18—19, 2008
Maker Faire
—Austin, TX
Maker Faire returns to Austin, Texas for it's second year. Organized by the staff of Make and Craft magazines, Maker Faire celebrates the art of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture bringing together science, art, craft and engineering.
October 18—26, 2008
Dutch Design Week
—Eindhoven, Netherlands
Now in it's seventh year, the largest design event in the Netherlands takes over Strijp-S (Klokgebouw), De Witte Dame building, and the Campus of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) with bout 800 designers exhibiting in more than forty venues.
October 22—25, 2008
Pop!Tech 2008
—Camden, ME
This year will pay attention to the 21st century dynamics between systems based on scarcity and those based on abundance, in areas ranging from digital social networks to environmentalism, from biology to business, from peacemaking to politics.
October 30—November 3, 2008
Tokyo Design Week 2008
—Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Designer's Week anchored by 100% Design Tokyo, is comprised of the 100% Futures show, Container Design Town, Zero Exhibition and many exhibits throughout the city in shops, galleries and cafes.
November 3 & 4, 2008
Future of Web Design
—New York, NY
FOWD returns to New York with a day of workshops on the 3rd and the conference following on 4th with speakers including Ryan Singer (37signals), Khoi Vinh (Subtraction) and Hillman Curtus.
December 3—6, 2008
Design Miami
—Miami, FL
Launching in 2005, Design Miami has quickly established itself as one of the most high-profile design events in the US attracting dealers, collectors, curators and design celebrities.
November 8 & 9, 2008
Opportunity Green Conference
—Los Angeles, CA
Opportunity Green inspires a collaborative culture of new thinking and unconventional ideas that pushes change in unexpected ways. Rub elbows with 500 of the best and brightest thought leaders: entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors and designers, all focused on building socially responsible and sustainable enterprises.
Exhibitions
Competitions | Conferences & Events | Exhibitions
September 5—October 5, 2008
Neubauism
—Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Typography vector masters Stefan Gandl and Christoph Grunberger of Neubau celebrate the release of two new fat orange books at the MU gallery in Eindhoven.
Through September 21, 2008
Re-Sampling Ornament
—Basel, Switzerland
The Swiss Architecture Museum traces the re-emergence of ornamentation exactly 100 years after Adolf Loos wrote Ornament and Crime, a manifesto that effectively relegated ornament in architecture to the peripheries of the discourse.
Through October 12, 2008
Limited/Unlimited: One Hundred Years of Dutch Design
—Rotterdam, the Netherlands
For this exhibition, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen will use a fixed time line to mirror traditional craftsmanship and industrial design. The exhibition represents one of the many characteristics of Dutch design: the co-existence of unique objects and serial production.
Through September 21, 2008
Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe
—New York, NY
This exhibition offers a fresh look at Fuller's life's work for everyone who shares his sense of urgency about homelessness, poverty, diminishing natural resources, and the future of our planet.
Through September 28, 2008
1% Water and our Future
—Hasselt, Belgium
While the wars of the twentieth century may be fought over oil, prediction has it, that next generation's wars will be fought over water. "1% WATER aims to be a catalyst for change, reconnecting us physically and psychologically to water and helping us to shape a sustainable future." One without wars, and an abundance of water.
Through September 28, 2008
I.D. 2008 Annual Design Review
—New York, NY
Parsons The New School for Design and I.D. Magazine present recent innovative design projects in conjunction with the magazine's 54th Annual Design Review.
Through September 28, 2008
Industrial Facility
—London, United Kingdom
A studio primarily designing mass produced goods, Industrial Facility take pleasure in the anonymity of everyday items, applying intellectual rigour, high design values and vision to products such as coffee makers, stationary and kitchen utensils.
Through October 20, 2008
Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling
—New York, NY
Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling is both a survey of the past, present and future of the prefabricated home and a building project on the Museum's vacant west lot.
Through November 1, 2008
Japan Exhibition
—New York, NY
Felissimo Design House will showcase over 70 Japanese designers including new work in areas of home and fashion
accessories, food, stationery, beauty and pop-culture.
October 2—November 2, 2008
The Biennial of Industrial Design
—Ljubljana, Slovenia
The Biennial of Industrial Design (BIO) is a comparative international exhibition of industrial design, visual communications and design concepts. Every two years the exhibition focuses on design projects that propose creative and innovative solutions to the problems of life today that are oriented toward sustainable development and social responsibility.
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